Manufacturing technology orders up in February

February U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $444.06 million according to AMT - The Association For Manufacturing Technology.

This total, as reported by companies participating in the USMTO program, was up 9.3% from January and up 35.2% when compared with the total of $328.44 million reported for February 2011.

"Manufacturing technology orders are off to their best start since 1998," said AMT president Douglas K. Woods. "U.S. manufacturers continue to seek increases in productivity through automation and innovative technologyies to increase their global competitiveness."

U.S. manufacturing technology orders are also reported on a regional basis for five geographic breakdowns of the United States.

Northeast RegionNortheast Region manufacturing technology orders totaled $53.14 million in February, 5.7% less than the $56.34 million total for January and 3.7% less than the total for February 2011.

Southern RegionAt $53.30 million, February manufacturing technology orders in the Southern Region were up 45.2% when compared with the $36.71 million total for January and up 54.2% when compared with February a year ago.

Midwest RegionFebruary manufacturing technology orders in the Midwest Region totaled $164.43 million, 14.1% more than January’s $144.14 million and up 46.6% when compared with the February 2011 figure.

Central RegionCentral Region manufacturing technology orders in February stood at $132.21 million, 1.9% more than the January total of $128.82 million and 32.2% higher than last February’s total.

Western RegionManufacturing technology orders in the Western Region in February totaled $41.99 million, up 4.1% from January’s $40.32 million and up 53.7% when compared with the February 2011 figure.

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